Internet Lottery Frauds and Email Scams
MICRO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL (2005)
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From: promotions lotto promotions_3@msn.com
Date: Oct 13, 2005 4:55 AM
Subject: CONTRATULATIONS!!
MICRO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
October, 6 2005
VIJZELSTRAAT 56, 1017 HD,
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS.
FILE REFERENCE NO: PP2005-001-MLI
BATCH: 1505/004NL
TO LUCKY WINNERS IN OUR PROGRAM.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Dear Sir/Madam,
We wish to congratulate you over your success in our computer
balloting Sweep stake held on 21ST September 2005.
This is a millennium scientific computer games lottery in which email
addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging
Internet users; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for
this draws.
Your email address was attached to ticket number 10CBG3471913; with
serial number 19034 draw the lucky numbers 1-9-74-21, which eventually
won the lottery in the first category of the draws. This entitled to
cash price award of $ 400,000.00 (FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE
DOLLARS). This is from a total prize money of US$10,000,000.00
distributed to winners from 1st to 3rd and consolation awards
categories.
This program was largely promoted and sponsored by a group of
philanthropist, industrialists from the Internet ware industry and
some other big multinational firms who wish to be anonymous. To claim
your won cash price, please contact the claims coordinator
MR. PERRY SHIELDS
Email address;banker147@netscape.net
tele:+31-6153-80-202
fax:+31-8475-59-615
NOTIFICATION OFFICER,
MR. MARTINS FIELDMAN
For: Micro Lottery Int’l
NOTE; ONLY REPLY TO YOUR CLAIMS COORDINATOR, TO CLAIM YOUR
CASH PRIZE.
